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since the earthquake, president obama has clearly stated how much help the united states and other countries should give to haiti. the last initiative of putting the two last proceeding presidents together to form a fund is, again, anar'r@ @ @ @ @) is already there. . >> i just visited a victim who has been since five days taken. he's taken care of by the military and american medical support in haiti. speek >> >> mrs. clinton's visit really warms our hearts today, but especially to reassure the priorities and needs and coordination that needs to be done since the earth earthquake. i will not talk on behalf of mrs. clinton, i will let her express what the american government wants to do towards haiti. >> first, -- where is the haitian press? first, let me -- [in distant chatter] -- [indistinct chatter] >> first, let me express -- that is a good sound. that means good things are coming to help the people of haiti. i want to express once again the deep sympathy that president and mrs. obama and our entire country feel for the terrible tragedy that has affected the people of haiti. but i want t
since the earthquake, president obama has clearly stated how much help the united states and other countries should give to haiti. the last initiative of putting the two last proceeding presidents together to form a fund is, again, anar'r@ @ @ @ @) is already there. . >> i just visited a victim who has been since five days taken. he's taken care of by the military and american medical support in haiti. speek >> >> mrs. clinton's visit really warms our hearts today, but...
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he fled the united states and is now under house arrest. his victim was on the show in 2003 and here is what she had to say about polanski and his possible jail time. would you have been upset at the plea bargain to time serve? >> we were -- everybody was comfortable. >> larry: your father. >> i never asked him to be put in jail. >> larry: your father -- >> i don't know about that. >> larry: you don't think he deserved more time in jail. >> no, and the publicity was so traumatic and horrible. his punishment was secondary to getting to whole thing to stop. >> larry: ores will join us later. we begin with the attorney for polanski's rape victim. they want the case dismissed. what happened in court today? >> what happened today was that polanski asked that the court of appeal jug sess in the december decision that he be sentenced and that will allow a hearing on the allegations pretty well established by the documentary, that there was judicious and prosecutal pro piety. >> larry: they want to sentence him when he is not there. >> to sen tis h
he fled the united states and is now under house arrest. his victim was on the show in 2003 and here is what she had to say about polanski and his possible jail time. would you have been upset at the plea bargain to time serve? >> we were -- everybody was comfortable. >> larry: your father. >> i never asked him to be put in jail. >> larry: your father -- >> i don't know about that. >> larry: you don't think he deserved more time in jail. >> no, and the...
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that's a cynical way to look at it, but that's the history of the united states. >> jobs so interesting, end of 2009, starting to see temp rare hiring. which is something that the ceo of oh deco says that's the first place to see a glimmer of states. 36 states saw unemployment rates drob drop. no one's getting a job tomorrow but the blood-letting is over. >> the temporary hiring seems to be converting to full time jobs more slowly than in past recessions. part of what i think we're seeing now is a two-speed recovery. businesses are recovering more quickly than households. kpip, starting to do really well. partly because they're so efficient. >> but what's happening is it's weighing down on the president's ability to get things done because it's weighing down on this popularity. let's look at the poll of polls which looks at the president's overall rating. back in early november, his favorables 53%. performance rating, approval rating 53%. mid-november dropped to 48%. now this is interesting. early december, up a little bit. and now up a little bit. look, these are very small numbers to
that's a cynical way to look at it, but that's the history of the united states. >> jobs so interesting, end of 2009, starting to see temp rare hiring. which is something that the ceo of oh deco says that's the first place to see a glimmer of states. 36 states saw unemployment rates drob drop. no one's getting a job tomorrow but the blood-letting is over. >> the temporary hiring seems to be converting to full time jobs more slowly than in past recessions. part of what i think we're...
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that of course has caused some consternation on the part of the united states. what do you think about the president of brazil entertaining ahmadinejad? >> i wish the president of brazil would put his foot down and tell ahmadinejad what we want to tell him. that it is unacceptable this madman regime to threaten israel, to wipe it off the face of the earth and to spew his hatred of america. i would hope that the president of brazil would forge even better relationships with france, with britain with america and start looking at joining us in the sanctions that we should be applying to iran. instead of just talking about the sanctions all these great ideas we have to not allow them to capitalize on favorable er to deals or continued imports of petroleum, refined products, but sanctioning this country until they start changing their behavior. i would like brazil to join in that >> how do you describe the president obama foreign policy direction, philosophy with president bush, what is the difference? >> i think it has been summed up for me, most clearly, when i hea
that of course has caused some consternation on the part of the united states. what do you think about the president of brazil entertaining ahmadinejad? >> i wish the president of brazil would put his foot down and tell ahmadinejad what we want to tell him. that it is unacceptable this madman regime to threaten israel, to wipe it off the face of the earth and to spew his hatred of america. i would hope that the president of brazil would forge even better relationships with france, with...
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that of course has caused some consternation on the part of the united states. what do you think about the president of brazil entertaining ahmadinejad? >> i wish the president of brazil would put his foot down and tell ahmadinejad what we want to tell him. that it is unacceptable this madman regime to threaten israel, to wipe it off the face of the earth and to spew his hatred of america. i would hope that the president of brazil would forge even better relationships with france, with britain with america and start looking at joining us in the sanctions that we should be applying to iran. instead of just talking about the sanctions all these great ideas we have to not allow them to capitalize on favorable er to deals or continued imports of petroleum, refined products, but sanctioning this country until they start changing their behavior. i would like brazil to join in that >> how do you describe the president obama foreign policy direction, philosophy with president bush, what is the difference? >> i think it has been summed up for me, most clearly, when i hea
that of course has caused some consternation on the part of the united states. what do you think about the president of brazil entertaining ahmadinejad? >> i wish the president of brazil would put his foot down and tell ahmadinejad what we want to tell him. that it is unacceptable this madman regime to threaten israel, to wipe it off the face of the earth and to spew his hatred of america. i would hope that the president of brazil would forge even better relationships with france, with...
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means to the united states. they ignore these larger issues of productivity. they don't think of immigrants as producers and consumers and our economy. they ignore issues of entrepreneurship, issues of job creation in sort of play fast and loose with this issue about how to treat their children which all of our children are initially very costly that the investments we make in our children are investments that pay off and huge waves moving forward, so again you have to take the think the longer view on these issues rather than a simplistic snapshots. you also can't simplify this issue of unemployment that we are facing today. workers in our economy are not simply cogs in some sort of giant machine. they are not interchangeable in that kind of way. they have very different skills sets. they live in different regions. they are different ages and have different levels of experience in different places in their careers, so the problems that the unemployed worker in detroit whether it is a welder or an autoworker, th
means to the united states. they ignore these larger issues of productivity. they don't think of immigrants as producers and consumers and our economy. they ignore issues of entrepreneurship, issues of job creation in sort of play fast and loose with this issue about how to treat their children which all of our children are initially very costly that the investments we make in our children are investments that pay off and huge waves moving forward, so again you have to take the think the longer...
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that will take us throughout the united states. as we do that, we will have more opportunities to educate the american people about what it is that we do in this department. a great friend of mine is senator inuit who is 84-years old. this story is a wonderful story that i have heard firstç hand, sometimes with tears in my eyes. i hear him recountzv what happed to him after the japanese bombed pearl harbor. y:s÷Ñhew3 and a group of homeld americans of japanese descent decided -- a group of hawaiian americans decided to join the army to defend the americans against the horrific attack. mythey were told they could not join because they were japanese. he went on to form what became a battalion, and that a battalion was finally recognized by president roosevelt in an executive order that allowed them to defend the united states of america. he, and leading that battalion received a medal of honor. even today it is the unit of the american military that has received more medal of honor is than any other single unit. to start out wi
that will take us throughout the united states. as we do that, we will have more opportunities to educate the american people about what it is that we do in this department. a great friend of mine is senator inuit who is 84-years old. this story is a wonderful story that i have heard firstç hand, sometimes with tears in my eyes. i hear him recountzv what happed to him after the japanese bombed pearl harbor. y:s÷Ñhew3 and a group of homeld americans of japanese descent decided -- a group of...
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the united states to not recognize them for 60 years. when finally we did, we were in with the rest of the crowd of european powers saying they had to pay enormous reparations for winning their freedom. then for 20 years, early in this century, starting during world war i, marines occupied haiti but did nothing to and power that people are change the fundamental structure of society, to build the self- determination you have to. when we left, things went to hell again. i cannot see how anybody could have been surprised that there were haitian leaders who abused their people the way he had been abused by outsiders, the same way some children who are abused or to be child abusers. then they started trying to get their democracy back 20 years ago. i tried to give it to them. but a lot of us on the outside have not known how to help. so, haiti has also been hurt a little bit by all of us who feel self righteous, that we are doing good to help them. they wish to be empowered to chart their own course in the future. and they need to be helped
the united states to not recognize them for 60 years. when finally we did, we were in with the rest of the crowd of european powers saying they had to pay enormous reparations for winning their freedom. then for 20 years, early in this century, starting during world war i, marines occupied haiti but did nothing to and power that people are change the fundamental structure of society, to build the self- determination you have to. when we left, things went to hell again. i cannot see how anybody...
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united states is globally engaged once again. our country -- other countries have seen that we want to be partnered with them on the basis of mutual respect and mutual interest, and most importantly other countries want to partner with us on a range of common challenges. that serves our interests and that makes our country more secure. of course, it is just a start, and an assessment, it getting off to a good start is not enough. the challenge now is to sustain and build on the progress we have made, and that is exactly what we intend to do it in the days, months, and years ahead. thank you very much for your time. >> general jones can take a few questions but please focus on afghanistan and pakistan. it by calling you, please identify yourself. >> "the philadelphia inquirer." george jones, you spoke of the importance of pakistan and a while back you said there were only 100 al qaeda in afghanistan. given those two facts, how is our strategy affected by the response that secretary guy -- secretary gotten pakistan when he was told
united states is globally engaged once again. our country -- other countries have seen that we want to be partnered with them on the basis of mutual respect and mutual interest, and most importantly other countries want to partner with us on a range of common challenges. that serves our interests and that makes our country more secure. of course, it is just a start, and an assessment, it getting off to a good start is not enough. the challenge now is to sustain and build on the progress we have...
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states and the government of the united states. we are moving as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. the entire world is trying to get help to haiti. we are only able to land because of one apron in the airport, one taxiway, 48 aircraft on that ground a day, from all over the world. that includes the un trying to resupply their people. that includes the ability to refurbish and try to get back up on its feet. we were able to get yesterday 17 air frames in. we have the capacity to send in 700 air frames. i want the american people to understand that we are here in a position of trying to help another country, and we are going by, as we should, their priorities. they are telling us what they want in first, so there will be a lot of second-guessing of why did you not send in more doctors, why or why did you not send in the 82nd airborne quicker? we are being told n
states and the government of the united states. we are moving as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. the entire world is trying to get help to haiti. we are only able to land because of one apron in the airport, one taxiway, 48 aircraft on that ground a day, from all over the world. that includes the un trying to resupply...
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this man organized an attack from outside the united states on the united states. it was an attack very much like pearl harbor, and nobody would have ever thought of prosecuting the people who attacked pearl harbor in a civilian court. president lincoln didn't do that, president roosevelt didn't do that, president bush didn't do that. i don't know why president obama wants to do that. >> larry: back in 60 seconds. there's new robitussin® to go. in a neat little single dose spoon. liquid medicine already dissolved ready for your body to take in. new robitussin® to go. pure robitussin® relief... to go. >> larry: back with rudy giuliani. the president is fighting two wars, trying to keep the country safe at home. what kind of message does it send when the former vice president openingly says that he is not seriously fighting the war? do you think it's a good idea what dick cheney did? >> you know, larry, nobody was really concerned about that when everyone criticized president bush day in and day out including democrats calling him all kinds of names when he was tr
this man organized an attack from outside the united states on the united states. it was an attack very much like pearl harbor, and nobody would have ever thought of prosecuting the people who attacked pearl harbor in a civilian court. president lincoln didn't do that, president roosevelt didn't do that, president bush didn't do that. i don't know why president obama wants to do that. >> larry: back in 60 seconds. there's new robitussin® to go. in a neat little single dose spoon. liquid...
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this is where the united states leads the world. i'm talking about it in very broadly speaking, not just application. we're talking about software in terms of boeing, aircraft, goods such as dishwashers and appliances and in terms of entertainment. look at silicon valley. twitter, linked in, yep, zinga. that's where the innovation is going to continue. that's where we lead the world. it's a positive for the united states. >> david, success stories in 2010 and beyond? >> i agree with andy. that would be on my list. two more. one is going to be mobile. the number of devices and the amount of power you have in the mobile device has grown extraordinarily in the lt decade. it's going to keep growing. the second one is green. someone's going to find a way to make greener energy, electric cars or something. the global warming problem isn't going away. the anxiety about being dependent on oil from abroad is not going away. think with some support from the government, but largely because they perceive demand, we're going to see breakthroughs
this is where the united states leads the world. i'm talking about it in very broadly speaking, not just application. we're talking about software in terms of boeing, aircraft, goods such as dishwashers and appliances and in terms of entertainment. look at silicon valley. twitter, linked in, yep, zinga. that's where the innovation is going to continue. that's where we lead the world. it's a positive for the united states. >> david, success stories in 2010 and beyond? >> i agree with...
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and to recognize the losses suffered by the united states -- united nations. the un has made enormous contributions to haiti over the years. they lost many outstanding people on the ground. we offer profound gratitude and our condolences to the un and to the families of the deceased. we have also felt that tragedy personally in massachusetts with a loss of britney. i know personally the agony of her parents. first, and trying to find out what her fate might be an out and try to recover their daughter's body. the task before all of us remains far from over first, we must continue the ongoing effort to meet patients' immediate need for food, water, shelter, electricity, and medical care. so far, thanks to un peacekeepers in u.s. forces, the security situations have allowed this to go on its helium. we have begun to reverse the poverty that plagued haiti long before this tragedy. we cannot be satisfied to simply restore haiti to the unsustainable conditions of the past. on january 11, haiti was already the poorest country in the western hemisphere. even before th
and to recognize the losses suffered by the united states -- united nations. the un has made enormous contributions to haiti over the years. they lost many outstanding people on the ground. we offer profound gratitude and our condolences to the un and to the families of the deceased. we have also felt that tragedy personally in massachusetts with a loss of britney. i know personally the agony of her parents. first, and trying to find out what her fate might be an out and try to recover their...
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this man organized an attack from outside the united states on the united states. it was an attack very much like pearl harbor, and nobody would have ever thought of prosecuting the people who attacked pearl harbor in a civilian court. president lincoln didn't do that, president roosevelt didn't do that, president bush didn't do that. i don't know why president obama wants to do that. >> larry: back with rudy giuliani in 60 seconds. fedex to ship globally, i have to learn all the countries again, so i brought in kyle as a consultant. did you know that we have customers in czechoslovakia? actually, it's called the czech republic. yes, kyle, you're a lifesaver. without kyle, i never would have heard of that new country called buttheadistan. shh. [ male announcer ] we understand. you want to grow internationally. fedex serves over 220 countries and territories. you want to grow internationally. host: could switching to geico 15% or more on car insurance? host: does charlie daniels play a mean fiddle? ♪ fiddle music charlie:hat's how you do it son. vo: geico. 15 minu
this man organized an attack from outside the united states on the united states. it was an attack very much like pearl harbor, and nobody would have ever thought of prosecuting the people who attacked pearl harbor in a civilian court. president lincoln didn't do that, president roosevelt didn't do that, president bush didn't do that. i don't know why president obama wants to do that. >> larry: back with rudy giuliani in 60 seconds. fedex to ship globally, i have to learn all the...
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organizing rights is a big problem in the united states. the global economy as well, as a lot of the work our members do is affected by what is going on around the world. we try to build alliances that are global. >> one of the big issues currently moving in this country with regard to telecommunications is broadband deployment. what is your position on the broadband plan being developed by the fcc, and overall broadband deployment? >> we applaud the focus the sec has on broadband deployment. that is the frame we would use -- we applaud the focus the fcc has. we have been running a program called "speed matters." we would say that communications is part of infrastructure in the same way as electricity or water and roads. in terms of economic development in the 21st century, it is critical that we have 21st century internet. >> your project shows 5 megabits per second average download versus that in korea. >> it makes a big difference, on the economic side as well as in residence. we would stress is upstream and not just downstream. you need
organizing rights is a big problem in the united states. the global economy as well, as a lot of the work our members do is affected by what is going on around the world. we try to build alliances that are global. >> one of the big issues currently moving in this country with regard to telecommunications is broadband deployment. what is your position on the broadband plan being developed by the fcc, and overall broadband deployment? >> we applaud the focus the sec has on broadband...
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it is a tool of diplomacy for the united states. this is the way that the nation really opens its doors to guests that we want to honor with a particular way, to say this is our home, we're opening this to you, and you are here as our guest. >> when it was acquired by francis preston blair and 1837, it eventually became called the blair house, and then later on simply blair house. >> the customer has ben that house is offered to the incoming president just before their inauguration. that would stay here for a time immediately before the inauguration. >> this is the story of a house on pennsylvania avenue. usually eclipsed by its famous neighbor, the white house. guesthouse for foreign leaders, home to presidential advisers, respite for presidents, temporary quarters for presidents alike. all of these describe blair house. -- temporary quarters for presidents-elect. all of these described blair house. >> now you have entered the original blair house, the oldest part of the facility, built in 1824. if you had been here on may 1, 1850,
it is a tool of diplomacy for the united states. this is the way that the nation really opens its doors to guests that we want to honor with a particular way, to say this is our home, we're opening this to you, and you are here as our guest. >> when it was acquired by francis preston blair and 1837, it eventually became called the blair house, and then later on simply blair house. >> the customer has ben that house is offered to the incoming president just before their inauguration....
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the united states and the united states department of defense is really focused on continuing to support the government of haiti, the people of haiti in bringing their suffering and alleviating that as quickly as we possibly can. that's what our focus has been and that's where our focus will remain as we work cooperatively to understand how we can transition this to the longer term capacity and needs that the haitian government will need. ongoing effort, a lot of focus continues to remain that it will remain a central focus of the united states southern command until we've been able to meet our mission requirements. thank you for your time. >> thank you, sir. >> and our international coverage continues this weekend with britter prime minister's question time. this week, house leader harriet harmon fills in for the prime minister and answers questions on the iraq war and the news conference. that's sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. president obama is on the road after his state of the union address last night. he's traveling to st. petersburg, florida, accompanied by the vice presi
the united states and the united states department of defense is really focused on continuing to support the government of haiti, the people of haiti in bringing their suffering and alleviating that as quickly as we possibly can. that's what our focus has been and that's where our focus will remain as we work cooperatively to understand how we can transition this to the longer term capacity and needs that the haitian government will need. ongoing effort, a lot of focus continues to remain that...
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or the united states's second largest coffee shop owned by islamic mutual-funds. why would these banks roll up their sleeves and decide to produce islamic products? finance years. the will bankers look for ways to make money, look for products to make money. it could be credit swaps or islamic bonds. the point is they realized there is a market of islamic -- people who have money, who are willing to engage global and financial activity but provided it is compatible with their values. a few years ago a bank in chicago announced it was going to provide islamic cars loans not based on interest. it had a huge demand. the first count was a line out of the bank applying for islamic car loans. people who buy cars tend to be middle-class or not. even in this country among the muslim population there is a large demand for islamic financial products. what this tells us is it is a point of engagement between the global economy and the rising segment of the muslim population that has the means to invest. people who buy bonds generally are investors, people who have cash or th
or the united states's second largest coffee shop owned by islamic mutual-funds. why would these banks roll up their sleeves and decide to produce islamic products? finance years. the will bankers look for ways to make money, look for products to make money. it could be credit swaps or islamic bonds. the point is they realized there is a market of islamic -- people who have money, who are willing to engage global and financial activity but provided it is compatible with their values. a few...
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bargaining and organizing rights is a big problem in the united states and great concern to our members is their ability to have a voice on the job. those the would probably be three of the big -- the global economy. we're very involved globally as well, and lots of the work our members do is affected by what's going on around the world, so we try to build alliances that are global. >> host: let's obviously focus on the telecommunications policy issues. one of the big issues currently move anything this country with regard to telecommunications is broadband deployment. what is your position on the broadband plan being developed by the fcc and overall broadband deployment in the u.s.? >> guest: well, yeah. first, you know, we applaud the focus the fcc has on broadband deployment. that is exactly the frame we would use. in the last 25 years, we've dropped from, you know, the lead in terms of the global economy and broadband take-up and speeds to 15th now in terms of broadband penetration. of the 30 oecd economies. and we're actually near the bottom in terms of speed. so we've been running
bargaining and organizing rights is a big problem in the united states and great concern to our members is their ability to have a voice on the job. those the would probably be three of the big -- the global economy. we're very involved globally as well, and lots of the work our members do is affected by what's going on around the world, so we try to build alliances that are global. >> host: let's obviously focus on the telecommunications policy issues. one of the big issues currently...
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unfortunately the united states is not. the bush administration decided they were too hard on israel and had members that didn't belong on human rights commission and decided not to join the commission as a member. so that -- the u.s. did participate in this periodic review the they have not been a member of the commission so that is obviously one change the obama administration should make is to join the commission. given the u.s. isn't a member of this commission and these bodies are not meeting on a regular basis i still think the most effective means for the government to coordinate efforts on human rights is bilaterally. and of course the first step i think is for our human rights on voice to have regular meetings with each other and their first meeting will be last week because already will be ahead of the progress made the last ten years in terms of coordination. so that is the step to have regular guice meetings. i have eight areas and the first as having regular bilateral consultations. the second is one that i am
unfortunately the united states is not. the bush administration decided they were too hard on israel and had members that didn't belong on human rights commission and decided not to join the commission as a member. so that -- the u.s. did participate in this periodic review the they have not been a member of the commission so that is obviously one change the obama administration should make is to join the commission. given the u.s. isn't a member of this commission and these bodies are not...
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the countries, institutions that have bought debt of the united states for united states dollars or equivalent. look at what has happened to us. this you think back -- if you think back a few years, we had a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these things down, and we heard that gigantic wave. well, here's the wave. just look at it, friends. it doesn't matter whose numbers you use, something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. it says that in 1999, here we are, that we are already approaching 50% of our gross domestic product, the equivalency of that in debt. look what happens after that in 2009. it becomes unsustainable. it competes 100%. most people don't think you can survive on 100% for any period of time. for our task force members, you are all going to see what happened to america after the second world war. some -- talking to the two governors here, we had a great big debt then, but that is very dissimilar because all of that debt was owned by us. that was the era of savings bopped, and we owned them. it took us three years, and we were off that gigantic 65% or
the countries, institutions that have bought debt of the united states for united states dollars or equivalent. look at what has happened to us. this you think back -- if you think back a few years, we had a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these things down, and we heard that gigantic wave. well, here's the wave. just look at it, friends. it doesn't matter whose numbers you use, something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. it says that in 1999, here we are, that we...
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the nikkei at four month highs correlated with the united states and i don't see the herd mentality i see in places like brazil, china or other emerging markets. >> jonas. >> 11,000 modest gains all i'm looking for and like u.s. stocks, nokia, not a u.s. stock, one of the few cheap stocks and in the rally made other stocks overpriced that's where i'm going. >> tracy final word, what's it
the nikkei at four month highs correlated with the united states and i don't see the herd mentality i see in places like brazil, china or other emerging markets. >> jonas. >> 11,000 modest gains all i'm looking for and like u.s. stocks, nokia, not a u.s. stock, one of the few cheap stocks and in the rally made other stocks overpriced that's where i'm going. >> tracy final word, what's it
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not just in the united states but globally. at the same time we're facing more regulatory constraints and environmental con straights. talked already a little about global warming, and really unprecedented industry challenges in meeting both the technical solutions to those issues as well as the political and policy ones. at the same time our infrastructure for energy, the power delivery system as an example is really becoming antiquated. working with a system that wa design and developed decades ago. it's asked to operate in a very different market environment today. we need to bring more technology and innovation, and it is a sector that has had underinvestment in technology development over the last couple of years. couple all of that with an aging work force. nearly 50% of the entire technical work force in the energy related industries will be retiring, eligible for retirement with the next five to ten years. an aging work force population we need to train to feed the pipeline of innovation and solutions that it's going to
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one year from this week, our state will have a new united states senator. in the meantime, we have important work to do. so a few closing thoughts. i believe in bipartisan solutions, but i also believe you can only achieve those results with vibrant, robust, and civil partisan debate. i'm a democrat and very, very proud of my party's contributions to the vitality and strength of america. i would never have had the opportunity to serve in the congress had i not had the support and backing of my political party in connecticut over these years. i appreciate the passionate party activists who have never, ever faltered in their support of my efforts. i want to say thank you to my family for their tolerance of yet another generation of our family in the political arena. i'm especially indebted to jackie for her fierce loyalty, unyielding commitment to fairness and her unlimited capacity of empathy to the needs of others. she has truly been my anchor in these stormy political waters. there's nothing more pathetic in my view who announces they're only leaving publi
one year from this week, our state will have a new united states senator. in the meantime, we have important work to do. so a few closing thoughts. i believe in bipartisan solutions, but i also believe you can only achieve those results with vibrant, robust, and civil partisan debate. i'm a democrat and very, very proud of my party's contributions to the vitality and strength of america. i would never have had the opportunity to serve in the congress had i not had the support and backing of my...
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cuban sugar is not coming into the united states. rather, the united states subsidizes high-priced louisiana sugar cane which is very costly compared to other places. there are just too many other locations where we need to have a viable crop. host: the millions of dollars that are pouring in, is there a concern that it is too much, too soon? . . guest: the obama administration, by making the decision to take such a leadership role on giving aid could be setting itself up for another katrina-type situation. and on the reputations have been lost on these relief programs. Ñithere is usually much less thn meets the eye. host: thank you for your time this morning, larry burns -- birns. >> we are expecting everything to get under way. we will bring alive to you here on c-span. meanwhile, an update from the military side of the recovery and relief efforts in haiti. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says he expects 9000 to 10,000 troops will be in haiti offshore monday to hope is to be dated and help potential rioting. the total am
cuban sugar is not coming into the united states. rather, the united states subsidizes high-priced louisiana sugar cane which is very costly compared to other places. there are just too many other locations where we need to have a viable crop. host: the millions of dollars that are pouring in, is there a concern that it is too much, too soon? . . guest: the obama administration, by making the decision to take such a leadership role on giving aid could be setting itself up for another...
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in fact, it doesn't look like for the ten-year window that we do budgeting here in the united states senate that we're ever going to have a year where we don't have a deficit somewhere in the $1 trillion range. we looked at a $1.4 trillion last year, looking at another $1.2 trillion deficit for this year. at some point we just keep racking up more and more debt that gets passed on to future generations and future taxpayers. and as the senator from new hampshire pointed out, admission into the european union, there are a couple of key thresholds. one is debt as a percentage of g.d.p., which is 60%, is the threshold for admission into the european union. and deficits to g.d.p., which is about 3%, and as he also pointed out very effectively, we are at thresholds here in this country which exceed dramatically the deficit the to g.d.p. threshold that wouldn't even allow us to get into the european union, and we're going to blow by the debt to g.d.p. threshold probably here in the next year, which is 60% debt to g.d.p. my whole point is we're getting in peril ouster tore when it comes -- p
in fact, it doesn't look like for the ten-year window that we do budgeting here in the united states senate that we're ever going to have a year where we don't have a deficit somewhere in the $1 trillion range. we looked at a $1.4 trillion last year, looking at another $1.2 trillion deficit for this year. at some point we just keep racking up more and more debt that gets passed on to future generations and future taxpayers. and as the senator from new hampshire pointed out, admission into the...
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ok, we do that in the united states. now somebody gets on an airplane in yemen and transfers in amsterdam. what kind of threat to do we have in the world of transportation that says it is fine for tsa to be doing this, but it will not have any impact on the kind of thing that we saw with the christmas pa bomber? give me your reaction on how technology can be used and how we can get other countries to use it. >> do not know anything that has frustrated me personall more than the inability over a period of years to develop adequate detection equipment. the most serious thing, in my mind, is the inability to detect nuclear materials. and knowing and spend a lot of money at that. this is a problem that goes back well before 9/11. but we still have not come up with it. so i think there has to be a crash effort, if you will, in the search and development in the scientific community to develop better technology here. the hijackers got on those airplanes in at 911 with four- inch blade knives. they knew you could not get on with
ok, we do that in the united states. now somebody gets on an airplane in yemen and transfers in amsterdam. what kind of threat to do we have in the world of transportation that says it is fine for tsa to be doing this, but it will not have any impact on the kind of thing that we saw with the christmas pa bomber? give me your reaction on how technology can be used and how we can get other countries to use it. >> do not know anything that has frustrated me personall more than the inability...
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institutions that have bought the debt of the united states for the united states dollars or equivalents. look at what happened to us. if you think back a few years, we have a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these your things down and heard this gigantic wave. here is the wave. just look at it. it does not matter whose numbers you use. something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. it says in 190099 -- 1999, here we are, that we are approaching 50% of our gdp in debt. look what happens. it becomes absolutely unsustainable. as you go to 2019, it has exceeded 100%. most people do not think you can survive on 100% for any length of time. you will see what happens to america after the second world war. some people will say we had a great big debt. talking to two governors here. but that is very dissimilar. all of that debt was owned by us. that was the era of bonds. savings bonds. we owned them. it took us three years and we were of that gigantic 70% aero. but this is the one. we have to turn this one down. some way, over. of 10 or 15 years -- some might over a ti
institutions that have bought the debt of the united states for the united states dollars or equivalents. look at what happened to us. if you think back a few years, we have a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these your things down and heard this gigantic wave. here is the wave. just look at it. it does not matter whose numbers you use. something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. it says in 190099 -- 1999, here we are, that we are approaching 50% of our gdp in...
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and even in the united states, the highest educated group are asian males, the highest earning group are men, the lowest educated group and the lowest earning group are latino females. the porth live in and security. they live in neighborhoods with high crime rates. they are very often subject to police violence. in my book i speak of the work that amnesty international has done in the slums of rio and sao paulo in brazil where the police basically criminalize all of the residents who live there. we will ask questions afterwards. the poor are criminalize even in this city. 43,000 citations were given to people in san francisco in 2006 for sleeping in public parks or places to get homeless people were caramelized for being homeless. there are other forms of insecurity that were suggested to. security of tenure if you are a poor farmer you can be pushed off your land. if you are in a slum you can be destroyed. if you are a day laborer may not durham -- you don't know whether you will earn any money the next day or not so you live with job insecurity so there's many forms of insecurity
and even in the united states, the highest educated group are asian males, the highest earning group are men, the lowest educated group and the lowest earning group are latino females. the porth live in and security. they live in neighborhoods with high crime rates. they are very often subject to police violence. in my book i speak of the work that amnesty international has done in the slums of rio and sao paulo in brazil where the police basically criminalize all of the residents who live...
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to the the way mainland china deals with united states. the problem is, of course, you don't have human rights, very give human rights record in cuba and in these from the u.s. perspective it is really don't have democratic elections and i was in the most powerful organizations in cuba right now are the cuban communist party and still the cuban military. cuban generals have made millions of dollars off of the recent increase in tourist trade to cuba and i am not sure what i certainly don't think that those groups want to see a normalization of relations with united states that would in any way threaten their position but once the castros have gone from the scene, events may very well force their hand or just simply be too powerful for them. who knows? i don't have a better crystal ball than anybody else, but i really do think that there are lots of people who wouldn't like to make money in cuba and that capitalist incentive i think over time will become even more powerful. other questions? richard. >> have you foresee the possibility that
to the the way mainland china deals with united states. the problem is, of course, you don't have human rights, very give human rights record in cuba and in these from the u.s. perspective it is really don't have democratic elections and i was in the most powerful organizations in cuba right now are the cuban communist party and still the cuban military. cuban generals have made millions of dollars off of the recent increase in tourist trade to cuba and i am not sure what i certainly don't...
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that will have a damaging impact on the regional banks of the united states. half of their portfolio is in commercial real estate. the last thing we need is to get a credit crunch in with the regional banks, which supply credit to the small and medium -- medium enterprises, which are most of the employment. the fourth risk to which we have alluded is the idea of protectionism. 2010 is an election year in the united states. a veteran of some of persists in fixing it as exchange rate now -- if china somehow persist in fixing its exchange rate now, it is really a red flag in anticipation to having protectionism ramping up. if we've learned anything from the great depression and, that is not very healthy. for the prospects of getting out of the mess we are currently in. >> we are running slightly over time, so i'm going to ask three respondents to my last question to really discipline themselves. imagine yourself in a meeting where you have a chance to address the g-243 minutes. -- the g-20 for 3 minutes. what is being done and what has already been done to promot
that will have a damaging impact on the regional banks of the united states. half of their portfolio is in commercial real estate. the last thing we need is to get a credit crunch in with the regional banks, which supply credit to the small and medium -- medium enterprises, which are most of the employment. the fourth risk to which we have alluded is the idea of protectionism. 2010 is an election year in the united states. a veteran of some of persists in fixing it as exchange rate now -- if...
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not the same as the united states. but i think we should move in the direction of decriminalization. maybe drug by drug, start with marijuana, see what happens. the worst that can happen is we made a mistake and go back. it is a little like the voluntevolst everyone d act repealing alcohol. he was not sure what was going to happen and it worked and the alternative which was keeping prohibition was a disaster. chris: factor in that the president last year said that he was not going to seek to arrest those who use medical marijuana as long as they followed state laws. guest: exactly. and if i understand, the most recent state to have enacted legislation allowing medical marijuana is new jersey certainly with a far more restrictive blueprint than california and i have also heard there are another four or five states that have laws on the ballot for popular initiative or state assemblies this year in the united states. so, when president obama quite rightly says if a state accepts medical marijuana, whatever its legislatio
not the same as the united states. but i think we should move in the direction of decriminalization. maybe drug by drug, start with marijuana, see what happens. the worst that can happen is we made a mistake and go back. it is a little like the voluntevolst everyone d act repealing alcohol. he was not sure what was going to happen and it worked and the alternative which was keeping prohibition was a disaster. chris: factor in that the president last year said that he was not going to seek to...
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in conjunction with the president of the united states. the president of the juice going to make a budget recommendation to the congress in just a matter of a few day, almost a week or so. that's a job of a president, to make a recommendation to the congress what he thinks our budget should be and its a up to the congress then to decide how to deal with that. we've used the regular order through health care. we cut budget deficits by a large amount. as i indicated, it worked. i think that we should just be courageous enough as members of congress to do what's right, step up and do what we have to do. if we don't do the job, probably our voters will get somebody else to do the job. that's their -- that's their right. that's their privilege. mr. president, i strongly urge the defeat of the conrad-gregg amendment. it's just not a good thing to do. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. kaufman: mr. president, i ask to speak as if in morning business for up to 14 minutes. the presidin
in conjunction with the president of the united states. the president of the juice going to make a budget recommendation to the congress in just a matter of a few day, almost a week or so. that's a job of a president, to make a recommendation to the congress what he thinks our budget should be and its a up to the congress then to decide how to deal with that. we've used the regular order through health care. we cut budget deficits by a large amount. as i indicated, it worked. i think that we...
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states, like the united kingdom. if you look at the plans that are various different allies have in the next few months to have a conference to deal with the situation in yemen i think you can say that it is pretty clear saudi arabia is not enough. there needs to be other people involved in this equation, there needs to be other governments, and probably more money. >> nbc news terrorism analyst evan kohlmann, thanks for the update this morning and for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> for more on the investigation into the christmas day plot, including a look at how al qaeda has flourished in yemen, head to msnbc.com. if you have questions for me, or even questions you want to hear from evan kohlmann, twitter me, twitter.com/dav twitter.com/davidschuster. >>> now, to the latest on the cold snap across much of the country. temperatures are going to plunge from the plains to the northeast today. there will also be snow and lots of it. a foot of snow is already on the ground there in maine. take a look at
states, like the united kingdom. if you look at the plans that are various different allies have in the next few months to have a conference to deal with the situation in yemen i think you can say that it is pretty clear saudi arabia is not enough. there needs to be other people involved in this equation, there needs to be other governments, and probably more money. >> nbc news terrorism analyst evan kohlmann, thanks for the update this morning and for joining us. we appreciate it....
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be seen as president of the united states rather than just leader of the democratic party. in that sense it was effective. here's where i do think it was important to address the inside audience. in the first term, there was a very clear theory of the case that barack obama and his aides were advancing, the so-called big-bang theory of governance. they were going to pass big things all in one year: health care, cap-and-trade legislation for global warming, financial reregulation. a year later, none of those things have passed. the big bang didn't work. what is the new governing theory now? he's got lots of good ideas, but what is the actual political strategy behind these governing ideas that will actually bring them enactment. and i don't think that's a matter of legislative tactics. that's a matter of how does he see his presidency and demonstrate effectiveness? >> woodruff: and you're saying we didn't hear that last night. michael beschloss, did you hear that that? >> not much. and you know i think he's recognizing there's a very good chance even if he serves eight years
be seen as president of the united states rather than just leader of the democratic party. in that sense it was effective. here's where i do think it was important to address the inside audience. in the first term, there was a very clear theory of the case that barack obama and his aides were advancing, the so-called big-bang theory of governance. they were going to pass big things all in one year: health care, cap-and-trade legislation for global warming, financial reregulation. a year later,...
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s from the united states. in these and so many related ways, i'm proud that the united states has played a leading role, either through our government's foreign assistance programs, or through the programs and examples of civil society like many of you represent. attorneys and businesswomen have partnered with women around the world as mentors, trainers, co-collaborators, to share their practices, exchange experiences, and provide support. in addressing women's access to justice, we realize that raising our voice for equal rights and equal treatment under the law is necessary. but it is not sufficient. passing laws is important, but it is not nearly enough because laws must be backed and enforced by effective and responsible governments. judges and legal practitioners are in critical positions, not only to influence how laws are made, but to help ensure that they are indeed enforced. there is so much we can do to support women who are changing the world for the better through the legal profession. the beijing
s from the united states. in these and so many related ways, i'm proud that the united states has played a leading role, either through our government's foreign assistance programs, or through the programs and examples of civil society like many of you represent. attorneys and businesswomen have partnered with women around the world as mentors, trainers, co-collaborators, to share their practices, exchange experiences, and provide support. in addressing women's access to justice, we realize...
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department of education to public schools in the united states. and that provided school leaders with a legal safe harbor for addressing conflicts over religion in schools. now, having worked with hundreds of school districts on these issues were two decades, i can say with confidence that common ground reached on a national level frequently enables local communities to adopt policies and practices that enjoy broad public support. that's why this matters. the success in the school arena is a powerful illustration of why the work of finding common ground it is essential for the civic health of our country. based on the track record of these past agreements, i'm convinced that this new joint statement covering a wide range of issues can play and will play a significant role in preventing litigation, encouraging civil discourse, and promoting public understanding of the religious liberty principles of the first amendment. at a time of rapidly expanding religious diversity, ongoing culture wars, of religion, this agreement is a welcome reminder that a
department of education to public schools in the united states. and that provided school leaders with a legal safe harbor for addressing conflicts over religion in schools. now, having worked with hundreds of school districts on these issues were two decades, i can say with confidence that common ground reached on a national level frequently enables local communities to adopt policies and practices that enjoy broad public support. that's why this matters. the success in the school arena is a...
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it is not just that in the united states, is it? -- the debt in the united states, is it? i am not persuaded that the domestic demand is going to rise in china and brazil and, thus, sustain this. if the u.s. is going to grow at a new level, aren't we going to see commodity prices declined? -- commodity prices decline from these current levels? >> do you want to go first, hans? >> why is it happening? let me first say why it is not happening. many people think that this was happening because of export growth, because of peter manipulation of currencies or through other -- because of peter manipulation of currencies or to other factors, such as stimulation in china, for example, these economies were igrowing by exporting. that is a mystery of the data, in my opinion. -- a miss reread of the data coe out in my opinion. i would say that line of thinking is another danger because the trading system as we know it. we talk about protectionism and we talk about limiting the imports. there's a lot of discussion about rethinking export growth, which could also be against the trading
it is not just that in the united states, is it? -- the debt in the united states, is it? i am not persuaded that the domestic demand is going to rise in china and brazil and, thus, sustain this. if the u.s. is going to grow at a new level, aren't we going to see commodity prices declined? -- commodity prices decline from these current levels? >> do you want to go first, hans? >> why is it happening? let me first say why it is not happening. many people think that this was happening...
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>>.bill: isn't it true that the united states of america is a compassionate nation which providesat safety nets for peop. i'm not opposed to poor people having access to healthcare if they can't afford it. what are you going to do, let them die in the street? >> of course, not. tell me all g the street corners in all the towns where people are dieing in the streets because they don't have healthcare. bill: theyte go to the emergency rooms. >> exactly. what obama is doing -- this is the first step getting rid of the private sector healthcare. thisca is going to cost us an extrnoa trillion dollars in debt an.we need to be in the system. right now the doctor will stay i'm going to run all these tests. you don't care because you are not paying for it. >> name a couple republicans you backed. >> a couplego republicans? i can't off the top of my head. >>er i get nervous when you put the glasses on. when you put they on i get nervous. youal are reading a little thin. >> what are you insinuating here. bill: you beat that guy up. obviously acorn is a far left organization that wants to register as
>>.bill: isn't it true that the united states of america is a compassionate nation which providesat safety nets for peop. i'm not opposed to poor people having access to healthcare if they can't afford it. what are you going to do, let them die in the street? >> of course, not. tell me all g the street corners in all the towns where people are dieing in the streets because they don't have healthcare. bill: theyte go to the emergency rooms. >> exactly. what obama is doing --...
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there were actually invented in the united states. -- they were actually invented in the united states. all of the vehicle manufacturers are spending an enormous amount of time on the component and of this to take cost out, to take weight out because weight is very important in creating optimal energy and so forth. you've also got some very good technology companies who have been attracted to this particular game in order to provide what they think are bad -- or better mousetraps. host: nick on the republican line in florida. caller: i've got a question about how accurate at all this information is that has been forced to the automakers about efficiency, cost and so on. what i know, talking to german people in engineering -- they have a successful engineering staff in germany -- and also here and so on. this technology is nothing new. we built the first electric battery in 1962. we did a hybrid in 1967. this technology is not brand new technology. we developed this in the 1960's. german companies to the same thing. and what it did, this amount of r&d is not cost-effective. the harvard
there were actually invented in the united states. -- they were actually invented in the united states. all of the vehicle manufacturers are spending an enormous amount of time on the component and of this to take cost out, to take weight out because weight is very important in creating optimal energy and so forth. you've also got some very good technology companies who have been attracted to this particular game in order to provide what they think are bad -- or better mousetraps. host: nick on...
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welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "world report," and we begin with the aftermath of an earthquake, a powerful magnitude 7.0 quake has hit large parts of the haitian capital. fears that hundreds of people are dead in that rubble, and here's that picture of the cloud over the skyline. that is dust and an idea of just how bad this damage is. witnesses say they heard screams, saw panic, saw chaos. and there's a grim list of destruction, too. the national palace heavily damaged. there's a shot of it there. a hospital reportedly collapsed. the u.n. peacekeeper compound devastated, and many peacekeepers are unaccounted for. at least two u.s. mission naear are reported trapped in the rubble. there's the palace before and after nicely shown there. the popular hotel montana, even the ministry of commerce may be severely damaged as well. now, in the dead of night in haiti, an eerie silence. witnesses report no vehicles moving, few lights on, but there is some hope. an aid work ner in a town 50 kilometers from the capita
welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "world report," and we begin with the aftermath of an earthquake, a powerful magnitude 7.0 quake has hit large parts of the haitian capital. fears that hundreds of people are dead in that rubble, and here's that picture of the cloud over the skyline. that is dust and an idea of just how bad this damage is. witnesses say they heard screams, saw panic, saw chaos. and there's a grim list of destruction, too. the...
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which are pending in the united states senate. that is a frustration of the members of the house who worked hard on those pieces of legislation covering broad sections of policy. i mentioned that george washington's theory and the founding father's theory was the senate was to perhaps cool the passions that may be enacted by a body elected every two years. of course, the senate was originally representatives of the states, not of the people. they're now directly elected, of course, starting in the last century. but what they have become very rapidly over the last few years -- and both parties have affected this, but over the last four years, republicans in the senate have grown this to historic proportions in terms of utilization of the filibuster. by geometric progression order of magnitude of the numbers of time cloture needs to be invoked or voted upon. americans are frustrated by that. the majority rules in america. it's one thing to have a considered process. it's another thing to have a broken process. and many of us believe
which are pending in the united states senate. that is a frustration of the members of the house who worked hard on those pieces of legislation covering broad sections of policy. i mentioned that george washington's theory and the founding father's theory was the senate was to perhaps cool the passions that may be enacted by a body elected every two years. of course, the senate was originally representatives of the states, not of the people. they're now directly elected, of course, starting in...
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one year from this week, our state will have a new united states senator. in the meantime, we have important work to do. so a few closing thoughts. i believe in bipartisan solutions, but i also believe you can only achieve those results with vibrant, robust, and civil partisan debate. i'm a democrat and very, very proud of my party's contributions to the vitality and strength of america. i would never have had the opportunity to serve in the congress had i not had the support and backing of my political party in connecticut over these years. i appreciate the passionate party activists who have never, ever faltered in their support of my efforts. i want to say thank you to my family for their tolerance of yet another generation of our family in the political arena. i'm especially indebted to jackie for her fierce loyalty, unyielding commitment to fairness and her unlimited capacity of empathy to the needs of others. she has truly been my anchor in these stormy political waters. there's nothing more pathetic in my view who announces they're only leaving publi
one year from this week, our state will have a new united states senator. in the meantime, we have important work to do. so a few closing thoughts. i believe in bipartisan solutions, but i also believe you can only achieve those results with vibrant, robust, and civil partisan debate. i'm a democrat and very, very proud of my party's contributions to the vitality and strength of america. i would never have had the opportunity to serve in the congress had i not had the support and backing of my...
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maybe i can go to the united states to ask for some money. golda had known the united states but she had not been there for several years, and one day in june, it was a freezing day she remembered. she arrived in new york and a summer dress that she had in tel aviv because she could not go back to our apartment in jerusalem because of the arabs cutting the roads. she arrived with a handbag and the customs officer at idyllwild it was called at that time, asked her, but how much money do
maybe i can go to the united states to ask for some money. golda had known the united states but she had not been there for several years, and one day in june, it was a freezing day she remembered. she arrived in new york and a summer dress that she had in tel aviv because she could not go back to our apartment in jerusalem because of the arabs cutting the roads. she arrived with a handbag and the customs officer at idyllwild it was called at that time, asked her, but how much money do
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at the airport, help continues to flow in not just from the united states but from brazil, mexico, canada, france, colombia, and the dominican republic, among others. this underscores the point i made to the president this morning. the entire world stands with the government and people of haiti, for in haiti's devastation we all see the common humanity that we share. and as the international community continues to respond i do believe that america has a continued responsibility to act. our nation has a unique capacity to reach out quickly and broadly and to deliver assistance that can save lives. that responsibility obviously is magnified when the devastation that has been suffered is so near us. haitians are our neighbors in the americas and for americans they are family and friends. it is characteristic of the american people to help others in time of such severe need. that is the spirit that we will need to sustain this effort as it goes forward. there are going to be many difficult days ahead. so, so many people are in need of assistance. the port continues to be closed and the roads
at the airport, help continues to flow in not just from the united states but from brazil, mexico, canada, france, colombia, and the dominican republic, among others. this underscores the point i made to the president this morning. the entire world stands with the government and people of haiti, for in haiti's devastation we all see the common humanity that we share. and as the international community continues to respond i do believe that america has a continued responsibility to act. our...